I was frightful of this one, but I laughed a ton. I hate Channing Tatum and really can't call myself a huge Jonah Hill fan, but I love profanity. This is chocked full of profanity, enough to make you suffer through Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum. Ice Cube is hilarious, albeit seldom used, as the Captain in charge of "21 Jumpstreet". The premise is ridiculous, but there's a bunch of stuff to laugh at. If you like weird/funny situations and a bunch of cursing, this is certainly worth a viewing. Solid cameos, craziness, cursing, BAM!
Bottom Line: 6.8 out of 10. It's really entertaining and refreshingly ridiculous. There's some shit I saw and even in a comedy it was too stupid/ridiculous, but I laughed a fuckload.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Prometheus
Long overdue, but I really haven't seen anything in theaters besides Avengers despite having a movie passport that gives me unlimited movies for the $300 I already threw in (IDIOT).
Prometheus I took a flyer on because I generally like Ridley Scott and I really like the Alien mythology, or whatever you want to call it. Underrated cast that's just rock solid, but I feel like Idris Elba and Charlize Theron were underused. The main characters are actually Naomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, and Logan Marshall-Green, and while all do great, especially Fassbender, though I thought Repace did great with a tough roll. I just thought especially Theron was woefully underused. The story really doesn't deal a TON with the Alien mythology, it's just in the background really. The real story is the hunt for mankind's beginning by following archaeological findings from cave paintings of the same configurations. They find a planet/system matching the markings and the adventure is on. They have a standard crew of scientists mixed with "grunts". It's really the story of the planet they find more than anything else. It's well done and lends some explanation to the alien mythology, but it's a story that stands on its own. I did get pissed off at some points because with all movies like this people do unthinkably stupid shit that you can't possibly understand or buy as feasible, but it's not overwhelming.
Bottom Line: 7.2 out of 10. Summer blockbuster it isn't, something worth $10 and a couple hours of impressive film it is, YODA-ESQUE I KNOW. It's worth seeing, but don't expect mind-blowing greatness on this one.
Prometheus I took a flyer on because I generally like Ridley Scott and I really like the Alien mythology, or whatever you want to call it. Underrated cast that's just rock solid, but I feel like Idris Elba and Charlize Theron were underused. The main characters are actually Naomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, and Logan Marshall-Green, and while all do great, especially Fassbender, though I thought Repace did great with a tough roll. I just thought especially Theron was woefully underused. The story really doesn't deal a TON with the Alien mythology, it's just in the background really. The real story is the hunt for mankind's beginning by following archaeological findings from cave paintings of the same configurations. They find a planet/system matching the markings and the adventure is on. They have a standard crew of scientists mixed with "grunts". It's really the story of the planet they find more than anything else. It's well done and lends some explanation to the alien mythology, but it's a story that stands on its own. I did get pissed off at some points because with all movies like this people do unthinkably stupid shit that you can't possibly understand or buy as feasible, but it's not overwhelming.
Bottom Line: 7.2 out of 10. Summer blockbuster it isn't, something worth $10 and a couple hours of impressive film it is, YODA-ESQUE I KNOW. It's worth seeing, but don't expect mind-blowing greatness on this one.
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